The only original part still visible is the Neoclassical façade. Seven arched openings pierce the mock ashlar dressing on the ground floor and the pattern is repeated on the floor above, where the windows with balustrades are separated by half-columns. The building was bought by the municipal council in 1929 and rechristened "Teatro Comunale Vittorio Emanuele II" ["Vittorio Emanuele II Municipal Theatre"]. Renovation began in 1933 after the founding of the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, under the direction of Giuntoli and with the supervision of Marchese Migliore Torregiani, chairman of the works committee. The stalls were rebuilt in a "shell" shape, and the royal box and small hall were renovated. The decoration also saw the involvement of sculptors Bruno Innocenti (who produced the figures in high relief on the proscenium arch) and Mario Moschi (who made the decorative figures inside and outside the foyer). The building suffered bomb damage in 1944, and major restoration work was carried out in 1958-60 and again after the flood of 1966. The façade, with the addition of a wrought-iron canopy and the removal of the central relief in its upper register (by Mario Moschi), is the part that has suffered the least at the hands of renovators.